lightwave
English
Etymology
light + wave
Noun
lightwave (plural lightwaves)
- A wave of light.
- 2007 February 6, Natalie Angier, “How Do We See Red? Count the Ways”, in New York Times:
- Cones manage their magic in computational teams of three types, each tuned to a slightly different slice of the electromagnetic spectrum, the sweeping sum of lightwaves that streams from the sun.
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Alternative forms
- light wave
Translations
wave of light — see light wave